National Reference Group

ACICIS National Reference Group

ACICIS programs and activities are governed by a National Reference Group consisting of senior academic Indonesia-specialists and international student mobility professionals representing all Australian state and territory jurisdictions, as well as several “members by invitation” appointed to the Reference Group by virtue of, and for, their particular specialist knowledge, expertise, or professional experience.

The National Reference Group is responsible for approving and taking the lead in implementing all ACICIS initiatives and activities; monitoring the consortium’s activities and financial position; determining matters of policy relating to ACICIS – including the fees payable by consortium members; and ratifying the decisions of the Consortium Director to the extent required by the ACICIS Joint Venture Agreement to which all consortium member universities are party.

Consortium Director (Chair)

Liam Prince was appointed ACICIS Consortium Director in July 2018. As Consortium Director, Liam provides executive leadership of ACICIS and is responsible for all aspects of the consortium’s operations— both in Australia and Indonesia.

From 2014-2018 Liam served as ACICIS Secretariat Manager, heading a small team (of 6 staff) at the consortium’s national secretariat at The University of Western Australia in Perth.

Liam completed his initial undergraduate studies in Economics and Indonesian at The University of Western Australia in 2006. In 2012 he obtained First Class Honours in Indonesian from UWA’s School of Social and Cultural Studies.

ACT & TAS Representation

Member

Ross Tapsell is a senior lecturer and researcher at the ANU’s College of Asia and the Pacific, specialising in media and culture in Island Southeast Asia. He is the author of Media Power in Indonesia: Oligarchs, Citizens and the Digital Revolution and co-editor of Digital Indonesia: Connectivity and Divergence.

As well as scholarly publications, Ross’s articles have appeared in The Canberra Times, The Guardian, The Converstaion, Tempo, The Jakarta Post, the Malay Mail and others. He has previously worked in Indonesia with The Jakarta Post and the Lombok Post.

NSW Representation

Member

Dr Elisabeth Kramer is Deputy Director of the Sydney Southeast Asia Centre at the University of Sydney. She completed a PhD in Indonesian Studies, focused on Indonesian political parties and their use of anti-corruption discourse in political communication and campaigning. Elisabeth has taught a number of Southeast Asia-related courses, including in-country field school units as well as Indonesian language to non-native speakers.

Dr Kramer also holds a BSc/BA(Asian Studies)(Hons) from the University of Sydney and a Masters of International and Community Development from Deakin University. Between studying and working in academia she has also worked as a public servant, an international development consultant and an ESL teacher.View Bio

Deputy Member

Lesley Harbon is Professor and Head of School in the Schools of International Studies and Education at the University of Technology Sydney. She completed her undergraduate degree and teaching qualifications at the University of Sydney, majoring in Indonesian and German. After graduating from the University of New England with a Master of Education, Lesley pursued her PhD in languages education at the University of Tasmania. Lesley has taught Indonesian in primary, secondary and tertiary language programs since the early 1980s, prior to moving into language teacher education in the 1990s. Lesley’s most recent collaborative research project is a linguistic landscape study about food and nutrition messages in Indonesia’s school landscapes.

QLD Representation

Member

Professor Caitlin Byrne is Director of the Griffith Asia Institute. Prior to joining Griffith University, Caitlin was Assistant Professor of International Relations and Diplomacy at Bond University, Gold Coast. She is a Faculty Fellow of the University of Southern California’s Centre for Public Diplomacy (CPD), and alumna of the Asialink Leaders Program 2016.

Caitlin’s teaching and research is focused on diplomacy and soft power in the Asia-Pacific with a special interest in the role and relevance of people-to-people links including those forged through international education, culture, sport and social media.

Caitlin consults on occasion to government. She is deeply engaged in Queensland’s international policy community, including as a member of the Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA) Queensland Executive, and the Fulbright Selection Committee for Queensland

Deputy Member

Dr Harriot Beazley is a human geographer and community development practitioner with experience in rights-based child centred research with children and young people, and in community based, gender-focused research in South East Asia especially Indonesia and Cambodia. Harriot’s research interests are located within social and development geography and children’s geographies. Her current research includes participatory research with children who migrate for work in South East Asia; migrant communities and stateless children in Lombok Indonesia; and marginalised communities’ experiences of change and threat in the Thai Gulf in Cambodia.View Bio

SA & NT Representation

Member

Priyambudi Sulistiyanto is Senior Lecturer at the School of History and International Relations at Flinders University. He is also Academic Director of Flinders’ Jembatan initiative. Budi is a political scientist with teaching interests in the areas of Indonesian politics and comparative politics of Southeast Asia. His current research examines the politics of reconciliation and local politics in post- Soeharto Indonesia.

Dr Stacey Farraway

Deputy Member

Dr Farraway has worked in international education for nearly 20 years and joined Charles Darwin University as Director of International after a stint as Deputy Director of International at Griffith University. Dr Farraway holds a Bachelor of Business (Marketing), Master of Business (International Business) and a Doctor of Business Administration with a thesis topic titled “Contemporary developments in marketing channel literature and implications for the traditional determinants of international student choice”.

VIC Representation

Member

Professor Caroline Chan is the Head of School of Business IT and Logistics and is a full professor of Information Systems at RMIT University. Professor Chan has chaired various academic and industry projects including the Management of Food and Grocery Distribution in the event of a Human Influenza Pandemic in 2007, the development of National Food Composition Database in 2010 (Scoping Study) and 2011/12 (Pilot implementation) and the development of the GoScan smart phone application in 2010.

Professor Chan speaks regularly in academic and industry events and has received numerous services awards for industry-associated projects including GS1 Recognition of Excellence Award for Academic Advancements in Supply Chain Management in 2007. Professor Chan was a member of the Australian Federal Government’s Low Value Parcel Processing Taskforce in 2012/2013 and a chair of international panel for the World Bank project in 2014/2015.View Bio

Ms Sarah Argles

Deputy Member

Sarah Argles has been managing the Faculty of Arts Global Programs team at Monash University since 2014. She led her first ever study tour to Indonesia in 2013, which transformed into one of the first New Colombo Plan funded programs. Prior to that she has held roles at Monash Abroad and the University of Melbourne. Sarah has been engaged in the international education sector since 2002 and has a BS Business Administration from the Ohio State University and MA Intercultural Relations from Lesley University in Cambridge, MA.

WA Representation

Member

Jacqui Baker is Lecturer in Southeast Asian Studies at Murdoch University. Jacqui is an ACICIS alumna, having completed a year of study in Indonesia with ACICIS in 2000 as part of her undergraduate studies at ANU. Jacqui holds a PhD in Comparative Government from the London School of Economics and has worked as an expert consultant for numerous international organisations including The Asia Foundation, Amnesty International, the EU, and the UN.

Deputy Member

Associate Professor Simon Leunig is the Associate Deputy Vice Chancellor, International.
Simon has nearly 20 years experience in offshore marketing. transnational and international education. He has vast experience in developing strategic alliances and education initiatives in Asia, Europe, Africa and the Middle East, including links with major Asian Universities. He has a Masters Degree in Education from UWA, a MBA from ECU as well as a Bachelors Degree in Physical Education from UWA.
Simon has also graduated from the MDP for Higher Education Managers conducted by Harvard University.

Consortium Host University (UWA) Representation

Host (UWA) Representative

David Bourchier studied at Flinders, Murdoch and Monash Universities graduating in politics in 1996. He has taught courses on Asian politics and Indonesian language at Flinders University, RMIT and Murdoch University, and has published extensively on the politics of Indonesia and Southeast Asia. David has been at The University of Western Australia since 1998, where he has taught several units relating to modern Indonesia and Southeast Asia as well as all levels of Indonesian.

Deputy Host Representative

Members by Invitation

Member by invitation

Dr Sara Beavis is a Senior Lecturer at the Fenner School of Environment and Society at the Australian National University where she convenes and teaches courses in water science, water management and island sustainability at undergraduate and graduate levels. She has published extensively on the impacts of natural and anthropogenic processes on water quality, water security and water management. Current research includes: the transport and fluxes of heavy metals associated with artisanal mining in eastern Indonesia; the implications of climate variability and change on water and sediment quality in inland and coastal aquatic environments; and, examining the ethical dimensions of water resources management in the Pacific and Pacific Rim region.

Mr Arjuna Dibley

Member by invitation

Arjuna Dibley is a lawyer and doctoral candidate at Stanford University. His research focuses on climate change politics and regulation, including in Indonesia. Arjuna was formerly a lawyer at Baker McKenzie, where he worked extensively between Australia and Indonesia advising government, private sector and not-for-profit clients. Arjuna is a proud ACICIS alumnus, completing programs in Yogyakarta and Jakarta, during which time he co-founded and became the inaugural President of the Australia – Indonesia Youth Association.

David Hill is Emeritus Professor of Southeast Asian Studies at Murdoch University in Perth and both the founder and immediate past Director of ACICIS. David has an extensive record of research and publication on Indonesian media, literature, biography, and cultural politics. David has served as a Board Member of the DFAT Australia-Indonesia Institute (2011-14) and previously chaired the Board of Management of Murdoch University’s Asia Research Centre. View Bio

Dr Philip King

Member by invitation

Phil King is the immediate past ACICIS Resident Director, serving in the position for eight years from 2005-2013. Phil is an ACICIS alumnus, having completed a year of study in Indonesia through ACICIS in 1998-99. He completed his PhD at the University of Wollongong where he later taught. Phil has a wealth of knowledge and experience of both the Australian and Indonesian higher education systems and currently serves as an educational consultant. Phil has particular responsibility on the RG as a representative of our international university members.

Dr Davina Potts

Member by invitation

As the Associate Director Global Leadership and Employability, Davina leads the team responsible for supporting the employability success of students. Programs include a range of experiential learning opportunities including learning abroad, peer leadership, alumni mentoring and part-time work opportunities on campus. Her research interests span international higher education with a particular focus on the intersection of international experiences and employment.

Member by invitation

David Reeve has been visiting Indonesia for over 40 years, as a diplomat, researcher, and historian. He has lived in Indonesia for eleven years and worked at four Indonesian universities – including a three-year stint as ACICIS’ Resident Director in Yogyakarta in the late 1990s. David has a wealth of experience in the development of Indonesian language tertiary teaching materials and curriculum design, and has published extensively on Indonesian politics and language.